Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America issued a letter Oct. 1 to “condemn the hateful, deceptive, violent speech that has too readily found a place in our national discourse.” The letter from the Council of Bishops said: “We…
Abortion, immigration and January 6: Christians from both sides react to VP debate
While Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was a notably civil and issue-focused affair, Christian supporters rallied online for their preferred candidates and, more often, attacked the opposing candidate. The debate…
What a debater thought about the vice presidential debate
Debates always get my attention. I was a high school and college debate student. I have studied argumentation for decades. While the format of the political debates is artificial and not really an actual debate, I will take what I…
A picture is worth a thousand words, but so is a video
I was stunned while watching the news on a recent night. Network footage showed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz arriving in Savanah, Ga., to begin their two-day bus tour across South Georgia. Waiting at the bus were almost two dozen…
Those who mock Gus Walz mock God
Donald Trump’s political career should have been over and done with when he mocked a disabled reporter. But it was not. So why should we be surprised that his minions are mocking Gus Walz, the 17-year-old son of Democratic vice…
How Walz’s Midwestern Lutheranism could be an asset
The Mainline Protestant faith of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz could sway some white, conservative Midwesterners to support Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in November, author Diana Butler Bass said during a recent edition of the “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. Harris…
Have you heard that Tim Walz is … a Lutheran?
One of the barbs being thrown at Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is that he is — gasp! — a Lutheran. And not just any Lutheran. He’s a member of a church affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…